Norway's Telenor posts 25 pct rise in Q4 profits OSLO (AP) -- Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ASA on Wednesday reported a 25 percent jump in fourth-quarter profits, primarily thanks to growth in Asia, but said it may have to cut costs this year to strengthen its finances....Sanofi-Aventis Q4 profit up on swine flu vaccines PARIS (AP) -- Sanofi-Aventis reported a 10 percent increase in fourth quarter net profit Wednesday as strong sales of its swine flu vaccine drove full year earnings above expectations....Peugeot Citroen narrows losses PARIS (AP) -- French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen SA said Wednesday that it reduced losses in the second half of last year because of government scrappage plans but predicted that 2010 will remain challenging....Nordea profit drops 30 percent in Q4 STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Nordea Bank AB, the largest banking group in the Nordic region, reported Wednesday a nearly 30 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit, due mainly to rising costs and loan losses....Oil drops to near $73 amid jump in US supplies SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices dropped to near $73 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showing unexpected growth in U.S. crude inventories cast more doubt on the recovery in the world's biggest economy....ArcelorMittal posts $1.07 billion Q4 profit BRUSSELS (AP) -- ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steel maker, posted a fourth quarter profit of $1.07 billion Wednesday and said it expects demand to strengthen this year....Baidu posts jump in 4Q earnings as revenue climbs BEIJING (AP) -- Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular Internet search engine, said its quarterly earnings jumped 48 percent, beating expectations on strong revenue growth....CareFusion profit drops in 2Q after spinoff SAN DIEGO (AP) -- CareFusion Corp. on Tuesday said its profit dropped in its fiscal second quarter compared to last year before its spinoff from Cardinal Health, which kept some of its businesses....Consumers tepid as Disney posts flat 1Q profit LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Consumers sent tepid signals to The Walt Disney Co. during the holiday quarter, as many of them still required discounts to step into theme parks and reduced spending on food, beverages and merchandise when they got there....Electronic Arts, UAL, Coca-Cola are big movers NEW YORK (AP) -- The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:...
